Environment
Minister reassures farmers nature restoration will be voluntary
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue has reiterated his assurance to farmers that all nature restoration measures...
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Environment
Commissioner: Focus now moves to implementing NRL
The outgoing European Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries Virginijus Sinkevicius has said that attention must now turn to the...
Environment
NRL: Minister reassures farmers that any schemes will be voluntary
Minister of State with responsibility for nature, Malcolm Noonan has reassured farmers that any schemes under the now formally adopted...
Agri Politics
INHFA: NRL opinion poll is 'concerning development'
The Irish Natura and Hill Farmers Association (INHFA) has described a recent opinion poll on the proposed EU Nature Restoration...
Environment
NRL backed by 75% of citizens in countries opposing law - survey
A survey carried out in six EU countries which currently oppose the proposed Nature Restoration Law (NRL) has revealed that...
Agri Politics
INHFA calls on councils to support Nature Restoration Law motion
The Irish Natura and Hill Farmers’ Association (INHFA) is ramping up its campaign against the proposed EU Nature Restoration Law....
Environment
IPCC: Irish peatland habitat and biodiversity is 'struggling'
The Irish Peatland Conservation Council (IPCC) has said that EU nature restoration targets are “great news” for Ireland and its...
Agri Politics
Nature Restoration Law: 'An example of how not to do policy'
The president of the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) Sean McNamara has said that he is “very disappointed”...
Agri Politics
Fine Gael MEPs to vote in favour of Nature Restoration Law
The five Irish Fine Gael MEPs have confirmed that they will vote in favour of the EU’s proposed Nature Restoration...
Agri Politics
Fitzmaurice: MEPs must 'push back' on Nature Restoration Law
Irish MEPs are failing to stand up to the European Union and push back on the proposed Nature Restoration Law,...
Agri Politics
Ming to vote against 'utterly inadequate' Nature Restoration Law
An independent Irish MEP has said that he will not vote in favour of the proposed EU Nature Restoration Law...
Environment
Report: Farmers should be financially rewarded for 'protection of nature'
The government has been urged to develop policies that ensure farmers can continue to produce quality food, and that Ireland...
Environment
Kelly welcomes parliament environment committee vote on NRL
Irish MEP Seán Kelly has welcomed the vote in the European Parliament’s environment committee to adopt the final version of...
Environment
Rewetting will be voluntary for farmers - Wallace
Rewetting of drained peatlands will be voluntary for farmers under the proposed Nature Restoration Law, Irish MEP Mick Wallace has...
Agri-Business
ICSA urges MEPs to vote against Nature Restoration Law
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) is urging MEPs to oppose the proposed EU Nature Restoration Law when...
Agri Politics
Concerns about Nature Restoration Law agreement - farm org
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has described the provisional agreement reached between the European Parliament and the Council on the...
Environment
EU reactions on ambition of Nature Restoration Law
Although the agreed Nature Restoration Law has been generally welcomed at EU level, some criticise its ambition, particularly in relation...
Agri-Business
EU reaches agreement on Nature Restoration Law
The EU Council and EU Parliament reached provisional political agreement last night (Thursday, November 9) on the controversial Nature Restoration...